In Tanzania maternal and perinatal mortalities and morbidities are problems of public health importance, and have been linked to the shortage of skilled staff. We quantified the available workforce… (More)

OBJECTIVE
To assess the quality of partograms used to monitor labor in Dar es Salaam hospitals, Tanzania.
METHODS
The study team reviewed the records of the parameters of labor, and maternal and… (More)

BACKGROUND
Antenatal care (ANC) provides an important opportunity for pregnant women with a wide range of interventions and is considered as an important basic component of reproductive health care.… (More)

BACKGROUND
Although clinical audit is an important instrument for quality care improvement, the concept has not yet been adequately taken on board in rural settings in most resource limited countries… (More)

BACKGROUND
The burden of maternal mortality in resource limited countries is still huge despite being at the top of the global public health agenda for over the last 20 years. We systematically… (More)

BACKGROUND
Effective maternal and perinatal audits are associated with improved quality of care and reduction of severe adverse outcome. Although audits at the level of care were formally introduced… (More)

BACKGROUND
In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio (MMR), unmet need for emergency obstetric care and health inequities across the country are in a critical state, particularly in rural areas. This… (More)